The Backyardigans: Robot Repairman

Did you catch the Backyardigans premiere, Robot Repairman, on Nick Jr last week? There was no way we were going to miss it. We started counting down weeks in advance. It was all anyone talked about … 3 more days till the new Backyardigans, 2 more days Mommy, 1 more … Mommy, is today the day? I’m very selective of the shows I let my children watch, but the Backyardigans are so cute & musical I just can’t resist them. I’ve been known to burst out singing Boinga, the Alicia Keys song from Mission to Mars (what, you didn’t know that was Alicia Keys? I told you these guys were cool) at any given moment.

Oh yeah, about the robots … well, as usual, they rocked. The story line was cute (our favorite Backyardigan actually got a starring role – Yay!), the music was catchy and well the theme, the theme was one of our favorites. We just can’t pass up a good robot story.

When it was over we were still engrossed with robots. We needed them, we wanted them, we had to have them. So, we built our very own robots out of items in our recycle bin. We had a ton of fun and played with our new friends for the rest of the afternoon. If you have a preschooler at home, you know that’s a pretty decent amount of time to hold their attention span Bonus points for that!

Meet Robot Guy

& Robot Girl

& one very happy future space camper

{Notice he has planned his wardrobe around this monumentous event}

Pretty Cute, eh?

To Make Your Own Robots, You’ll Need:

• Cardboard (We used a cereal box)
• Some Alumnium Foil
• Pipe Cleaners
• Googly Eyes
• A Glue Gun (Unless your eyes are stick ons)
• Jewels, Stickers, Beads, Whatever you can find to adorn them with

Draw your robot shape on a cereal box, ask Mom & Dad to cut him out, wrap the shape in Aluminum Foil, smoosh till the foil is nice and flat, cut the foil in any knicks and crannies and the fold until you get the look you’re going for, have Mom hot glue some eyes on, and then go wild decorating him with whatever shiny stuff or buttons & knobs you have on hand. ~ Enjoy!

I added this to the ABC & 123 Show & Tell Tuesdays!

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The Westin La Cantera wants to know what the KSW toddlers, perfect Valentine’s Day would be like. Here’s the general consensus of what a perfect V-Day looks like for these two crazy tots.

Begins With This:

Mama’s Sweet Potato Heart Shaped Pancakes with Fresh Strawberries … YUM!!

Followed by a little of this:

Valentines Finger Painting

{We borrowed this awesome piece of work from the Art Emporium}

Then its outside for a little of this and this:

Valentine’s Sidewalk Chalk Murals

Popcorn Bird feeder from Ordinary Life Magic

After feeding the birds, we’d love to make some of these with Mom:

We found these at Grumpy’s Honeybunch

For Lunch, nothing is better than some tasty PB & J:

Sister likes hers with grape & strawberry jelly and tons of PB. I prefer mine with PB & honey and maybe a few slices of banana – I’m a wholesome, natural kind of kid

Image from here

We’ll take a tiny little nap and then wake up just in time to watch:

‘Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You Special Edition’

If we’re really good, Mom says we can make these

Mom found this idea from this awesome lady at Makes and Takes

For dinner, of course we’ll have our ALL TIME favorite – line noodles with red sauce

Then it’s pajama party time, dancing around with Mom & Dad, jumping on couch cushions on the floor and playing with flashlights before we get whisked away for a bedtime story.

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Halloween may be over, but chances are your child is still craving a little dress up time and imaginative play. What better way to give in to their desires, than with a themed movie night that is bound to be fun for your whole family!

I’m starting a new KSW series, I’ll call - Family Movie Nights – it’s kind of fitting that our first movie in the series is known as The One That Started Them All,  the first animated feature film in America, ~*~*~ Snow White ~*~*~. From time to time, KSW will feature fun ideas for family togetherness that will not only help bring your family closer but also build lasting memories you will cherish for years to come.

Make an evening at home a little more interesting by inserting a few fun activities and creative treats into the mix. Personalize the experience for your kids but Keep it Simple by focusing on these three areas – Create, Eat & Watch

CREATE

The Snow White Crown is perfect for your little princess and adds some flair to your existing dress-up collection

The adorable felt broom works for boys or girls and will look super cute in your child’s play room

What could be more fun than creating your own version of the seven dwarves with recycled toilet paper rolls- I can almost hear them now, Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, it’s off to work we go

Have your kids color these FREE Snow White Coloring pages and use them as placemats

EAT

Anything made from apples or in miniature {cause of the dwarves} will work but I’m loving the idea of serving a crisp juicy apple, alongside a few of these witch hat cookies. My family made these for Halloween, they’re the perfect cookie project for toddlers.

Or take the apple theme a step further: Set up DIY Candy Apple assembly area with a few containers of chocolate, caramel, and nuts and let the kids do the rest.

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